ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Gandapur has asked the federal government to release funds owed to KP under the National Finance Commission by April 30, or he will march on Islamabad with the entire provincial machinery.

In a press conference held in the federal capital on Friday, the KP chief minister said the province was promised an increased share in the NFC Award at the time of Fata merger. However, despite the inclusion of almost 5.8 million people in the province, the Centre has not paid KP anything under the finance award.

“NFC is my basic right, and if it is not given to us, I will come out with the people of the province, its police, and the administration. We are not weak enough to clinch our rights,” he warned the federal government led by the PML-N.

It may be noted that the last time the KP CM marched on Islamabad was in November to demand........

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